United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Russia)

UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals. Our focus is helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of: • Democratic Governance
• Poverty Reduction
• Crisis Prevention and Recovery
• Energy and Environment
• HIV/AIDS

UNDP helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women.
 

UNDP has been in Russia since 1993, when a corresponding Agreement was signed with the Government of the Russian Federation. The UNDP Country Office was established in Moscow in August 1997 with Regional Centres currently maintained in St. Petersburg and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. UNDP implements its programmes both at the Federal level and in a number of regions of the Russian Federation, offering customized solutions to development challenges at all levels.

To most effectively promote human development, the Country Programme prioritizes the facilitation of national goals and aspirations with the appropriate mix of policy advice, development services, and financial and human resources. To achieve this, the 2004-2007 Country Programme centres on five Development Practice Areas.